My 2007 cabrio top makes a very loud (and obnoxious) squeak when it closes after it has been open for a while (more the 12 hours). Although I would like to keep the top open indefinitely, even in California I have to close it every once in a while . Has anyone else had this problem and can it be fixed without a dealer trip?

 

Maybe some WD40 on a squeaky joint?

 

Mine squeeks opening & closing. I'm hoping to get the dealer to look at it ... I've only had my Mini since late April!

Cheers,
Liz

 

I thought they all did that... mine does... I tried lubing every joint I could find... but didn't make any difference... As the OP said, only does it when I leave the top down overnight or longer...

Mine has done it for a year and a half, and probably 200+ noisy closing cycles, and doesn't seem to hurt anything... but does sound obnoxious...

 

i am having same problem tooo.. is it normal thta all us are experiencing it? have anyone gone to dealership to have it checked out?

 

Since lubing every "available" joint does not seem to work, I will probably be taking it to the dealer. I will keep you posted....

 

Mine gets relubed every time I take it in. The top has sqeeked & squealed off & on for almost 4 years

Lois

 

I've tried lubricating everything I could in the top (sometimes blindly sticking a can of WD40 in between the layers of fabric and spraying in the general direction of moving parts) and nothing works.

And the dealer has had no luck. I think MINI has told them that nothing can be done and they won't pay for warranty labor spent trying to figure it out.

It's a little thing (most of the time) but one of the many reasons I am ready to trade for a new MINI coupe.

 

I too would be interested to hear if anyone gets this resolved. When I had my last service I mentioned this as a item too but no joy. When I got it back it still did it. Didn't know if they forgot or failed to eliminate it.

No deal breaker for me and it's not enough to spoil my enjoyment of the top, but if someone or some dealer HAS the solution I'd be even happier.

 

I've just accepted it as one of the quirky charms that will disappear in the R57 or whatever they are going to call the next one. As in "Remember how the top would squeal when you put it up if you left it down all night (laughs and sips beer).

 

Ditto... I really don't even think about it anymore... Until this thread... now I think about it all the time... thanks for THAT...

 

Mine sings when it closes. In fact, sounds sorta like Fantasia to me.

 

Our squeals about half the time upon closing, usually after an extended topless drive. We just tolerate it for the five seconds or so that it happens. It sure beats the manual closing of the roof that our old '92 VW Cabriolet required.

 

Give up the convertible? I had my last car* 25 years. I hope to have my Mini as long (and at that point, DMV will probably insist I quit driving ).

Cheers,
Liz

*Eddie, a blue 1976 2002 BMW. I was the second owner, and he's now gone to a third -- who specializes in restoring 60s and 70s European cars

 

i just got back from dealership and the guy just said its normal and put some oil on it... maybe i should test other conv to see if thye all sound the same..